Sixth double podium finish of the season for Repsol Honda Team at Red Bull Ring

Repsol Honda’s Marc Marquez and Dani Pedrosa scored the third consecutive double podium finish and the sixth of the season out of 11 races, in one of the most exciting races this year and in front of more than 90,000 thrilled spectators at the Red Bull Ring Circuit.

After an epic battle with Andrea Dovizioso that lasted until the last corner, Marc was edged by the Italian at the finish line by just 0.176”. Teammate Pedrosa completed the podium, recovering from eighth on the grid to gain 16 valuable points in the standings.

The next appointment for the Repsol Honda team will be a one-day test in Misano on August 20. After that, the team will head to the Silverstone race with Marc leading the Championship by 16 points over Dovizioso, while Dani remains in fifth place having reduced his deficit to Rossi in fourth to just two points.

Marc Marquez

2ND

“I wouldn’t have slept well tonight if I didn’t try to go for the win in the last corner! But it wasn’t possible. Today Dovi had just a little bit more than us and it was difficult to overtake him. I tried my best all race, really gave it my all, and I lost the rear many times. It was a great battle, and Dovi deserved this victory as he rode very well. We got this second place and it’s good. I’m very happy with these 20 points at this track where I had struggled a lot last year. It’s an important result for the Championship. We’re working well; step-by-step, we found a good base that allowed us to be there, and to be consistent in every situation. Today I was able to try that move at the end because I was feeling good with the bike. It will be important to continue like this and to try and be on the podium at every race.”

Dani Pedrosa

3RD

“I’m very, very happy with how this weekend turned out and with this podium finish, as we had struggled a lot in the practices, had to go through Q1, and finally qualified just eighth on the grid. But it turned out in the race that I was faster than we were expecting. I still had some issues with the front locking and the rear spinning, but our race strategy worked very well. I wasn’t too aggressive in the beginning; I took my time with a full tank, saving some fuel, and then step-by-step I increased my pace until I closed the gap to the front of the race, also because Marc and Dovi were battling and disturbing each other. Unfortunately, when I caught them I had so much spinning that the rear tyre overheated and I had no more grip and drive. I wanted to stay with them and try to fight with them but even though I couldn’t, I’m happy with this podium and proud of my team and of the work we did here.”

MotoGP 2017Sunday, August 13th 2017

Race
Round 11
Motorrad Grand Prix von ÖsterreichAustria

Race Results

sunny

Humidity

46%

Track Temp

30°C

Air Temp

23°C

Pos.

Rider

Num

Nation

Points

Team

Constructor

Time/Gap

1

Dovizioso Andrea

4

ITA

25

Ducati Team

Ducati

39'43.323

2

Marquez Marc

93

SPA

20

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

0.176

3

Pedrosa Dani

26

SPA

16

Repsol Honda Team

Honda

2.661

4

Lorenzo Jorge

99

SPA

13

Ducati Team

Ducati

6.663

5

Zarco Johann

5

FRA

11

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

7.262

6

Vinales Maverick

25

SPA

10

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

7.447

7

Rossi Valentino

46

ITA

9

Movistar Yamaha MotoGP

Yamaha

8.995

8

Bautista Alvaro

19

SPA

8

Pull&Bear Aspar Team

Ducati

14.515

9

Baz Loris

76

FRA

7

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

19.620

10

Kallio Mika

36

FIN

6

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

19.766

11

Iannone Andrea

29

ITA

5

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

20.101

12

Redding Scott

45

GBR

4

Octo Pramac Racing

Ducati

25.523

13

Espargaro Aleix

41

SPA

3

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

26.700

14

Abraham Karel

17

CZE

2

Pull&Bear Aspar Team

Ducati

27.321

15

Crutchlow Cal

35

GBR

1

LCR Honda

Honda

28.096

16

Rins Alex

42

SPA

0

Team Suzuki Ecstar

Suzuki

32.912

17

Barbera Hector

8

SPA

0

Reale Avintia Racing

Ducati

34.112

18

Smith Bradley

38

GBR

0

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

KTM

36.423

19

Rabat Tito

53

SPA

0

Marc VDS Racing Team

Honda

42.404

20

Lowes Sam

22

GBR

0

Aprilia Racing Team Gresini

Aprilia

52.492

21

Miller Jack

43

AUS

0

Marc VDS Racing Team

Honda

9 laps

22

Petrucci Danilo

9

ITA

0

Octo Pramac Racing

Ducati

22 laps

23

Folger Jonas

94

GER

0

Monster Yamaha Tech 3

Yamaha

25 laps

24

Espargaro Pol

44

SPA

0

Red Bull KTM Factory Racing

Yamaha

26 laps

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Location Information

The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg is located beautifully in the Murtal-region of Styria, Austria. The circuit was originally built in 1969, then known as the Österreichring. In 1996 it was rebuilt with the track-layout it still had when, in 2011, it was reopened as the Red Bull Ring and… read more.

Location Information

The Red Bull Ring in Spielberg is located beautifully in the Murtal-region of Styria, Austria. The circuit was originally built in 1969, then known as the Österreichring. In 1996 it was rebuilt with the track-layout it still had when, in 2011, it was reopened as the Red Bull Ring and… read more.